About our Kiwanis club

Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Our Kiwanis club looks out for our community and the Kiwanis international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. Our Kiwanis club is generous with its time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way!

Since 1915, Troy Kiwanis has been serving the children of the city of Troy and Rensselaer County by supporting local community organizations, volunteering, fundraising, and sending children to Kamp Kiwanis.  

The Troy Kiwanis Club was formed on October 25, 1916.  The home of Uncle Sam is the home to one of the oldest Kiwanis Club’s in the world! We are part of the Van Rensselaer Division within the mighty New York District.

We represent a variety of age groups, from 25-80+, and a variety of professions including accounting, banking, education, law, nonprofit administration, real estate, community relations, sales, etc. For many, Kiwanis is a family affair that connects three or more generations.

Some of our members have held leadership positions at both the Division and District Levels:

Past Governor of the New York District: 1926 Gordon L. Hayes

Honorary Past Governor of the New York District: 1963 George H. Prout

Lt. Governors of the Van Rensselaer Division

• 1922 Gordon L. Hayes
• 1934 Dr. John D. Carroll
• 1955 Samuel J. Cox
• 1961 Milton G. Pratt
• 1968 Charles J. Morevac
• 1994-1996 Elliot Schewebel
• 2002-2003 James Prout
• 2006-2007 Kileen Davies
• 2010-2011 Wendy Prout
• 2014-2015 James Prout
• 2016-2017 Steve Vadney
• 2017-2018 Cary Lombardo

We currently sponsor a K-Kids at Carroll Hill Elementary School, a Builders Club at Troy Middle School, Key Clubs at Troy High School and Tamarac High School and we sponsor the Circle-K Clubs at RPI and Russell Sage.

For more than a century, Kiwanis has created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.

The Kiwanis Mission & Vision

Kiwanis empowers communities to improve the world by making lasting differences in the lives of children. Kiwanis strives to be a positive influence in communities worldwide — so that one day, all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture them and provide the support they need to thrive. Our Kiwanis club fulfills the Kiwanis mission by serving our community through Kiwanis Community Service Projects

Kiwanis Service

Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Members stage approximately 150,000 service projects and raise nearly US$100 million every year for communities, families and projects. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone.

Our Kiwanis club focuses on changing the world by serving children, one child in our community at a time. To reach more people and have a greater service impact on their communities, many clubs sponsor a Kiwanis family club — K-Kids for primary school children; Builders Clubs for adolescents; Key Clubs for teens; Circle K clubs for university students and Aktion Clubs for adults living with disabilities.

Join Us

Our Kiwanis club fulfills the Kiwanis mission by serving our community through Kiwanis Community Service Projects.

Are you ready to help create communities that let all children thrive, prosper and grow? It’s pretty easy to do! Simply contact us with your questions and apply for Kiwanis club membership here.

The kids in your community and the world are counting on you!